124:
27:
230:. He puts the bangles on his niece while the women sing traditional songs depicting the role of maternal uncles. Before the wedding ceremony, the bride-to-be takes a ritual bath and dresses in the clothes in which she will be wed, provided by her maternal uncles. Similarly, the bridegroom-to-be also receives a set of clothes called
280:) carries it on her head, and another lady carries a long stick with bells, which she shakes. The ladies then go into other friends' and families' homes to be welcomed with sweets and drinks. They dance there and move on. It is a solemn ceremony filled with joy, dancing, fireworks, and food. The Ladies
234:
from his maternal uncles which he, too, wears at the wedding ceremony. It signifies the importance of the role of the mother's natal family at the wedding rituals, and reinforces the alliance established at the mother's own wedding.
267:
ceremony, the family dances and sings on the road in front and around the beautifully decorated wedding home. Jaggo is held in the last hours of the night. Copper vessels called "gaffers" are decorated with
192:
One day before the wedding, the ceremony of mayian is performed at the couple's respective homes. The prospective bride or groom is seated on a wooden plank called a
226:
is performed at the bride-to-be's residence, involving a set of ivory and red bangles. Her maternal uncle makes a gift of clothes, jewellery and some cash called
255:(a special red board with embroidery) below a red cloth held by four women. This is done to cleanse and balance the body for married life.
158:. This ceremony is a late afternoon or early evening festival, at the couple's parental homes. It consists of many rites, including the
206:
on his or her face, arms and legs. During the ritual women sing traditional songs and those of the biradari receive the ritual gift of
351:
110:
91:
63:
356:
48:
70:
346:
310:
77:
147:
196:, and a red cloth is held above by four female relatives, while married women of the household and
59:
341:
44:
37:
198:
8:
184:. In South Indian weddings a similar ceremony takes place called the "Pithi" ceremony.
84:
174:
335:
210:(Punjabi sweets specially cooked for weddings) at the end of the ceremony.
123:
273:
269:
203:
26:
248:
155:
286:
180:
164:
146:, is the term used for the preparation ceremony one day before
151:
251:
paste upon their legs, face, and arms while sitting on a
202:, led by the mother, rub a paste of turmeric, flour and
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
276:, and lit. The bride/bridegroom's maternal aunt (
333:
218:On the morning before the wedding, a ritual of
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
122:
247:rite, the couple's families rub yellow
127:A Sikh family during the Batna ceremony
334:
172:, fireworks and sometimes the ladies
49:adding citations to reliable sources
20:
18:Punjabi wedding preparation ceremony
13:
14:
368:
25:
284:(Ladies' Night of Singing) and
187:
36:needs additional citations for
311:"Wedding Season: Wedding Wear"
303:
1:
297:
7:
10:
373:
272:(clay lamps), filled with
352:Indian wedding traditions
213:
258:
238:
128:
357:Hindu wedding rituals
126:
347:Marriage in Pakistan
45:improve this article
315:Brown Girl Magazine
129:
290:might follow the
121:
120:
113:
95:
364:
327:
326:
324:
322:
307:
148:Punjabi weddings
134:, also known as
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
53:
29:
21:
372:
371:
367:
366:
365:
363:
362:
361:
332:
331:
330:
320:
318:
317:. 31 March 2013
309:
308:
304:
300:
261:
241:
216:
190:
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
19:
12:
11:
5:
370:
360:
359:
354:
349:
344:
342:Sikh practices
329:
328:
301:
299:
296:
260:
257:
240:
237:
215:
212:
189:
186:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
369:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
339:
337:
316:
312:
306:
302:
295:
293:
289:
288:
283:
279:
275:
271:
266:
256:
254:
250:
246:
236:
233:
229:
225:
221:
211:
209:
205:
201:
200:
195:
185:
183:
182:
177:
176:
171:
167:
166:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
125:
115:
112:
104:
101:December 2017
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62: –
61:
57:
56:Find sources:
50:
46:
40:
39:
34:This article
32:
28:
23:
22:
16:
319:. Retrieved
314:
305:
294:and dinner.
291:
285:
281:
277:
264:
262:
252:
244:
242:
231:
227:
223:
219:
217:
207:
197:
193:
191:
188:The Ceremony
179:
173:
169:
163:
159:
143:
139:
135:
131:
130:
107:
98:
88:
81:
74:
67:
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
15:
274:mustard oil
228:nankey-shak
204:mustard oil
336:Categories
321:6 November
298:References
71:newspapers
249:turmeric
232:sherwani
199:biradari
156:Pakistan
60:"Mayian"
282:Sangeet
263:In the
243:In the
175:Sangeet
85:scholar
292:mayian
287:mehndi
220:choora
214:Choora
208:gogley
181:mehndi
165:Choora
136:Maiyun
132:Mayian
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
278:mammi
270:divas
265:Jaggo
259:Jaggo
253:patri
245:Batna
239:Batna
224:chura
194:patri
170:Jaggo
160:Batna
152:India
144:Ubtan
142:, or
140:Haldi
92:JSTOR
78:books
323:2017
178:and
154:and
64:news
222:or
150:of
47:by
338::
313:.
168:,
162:,
138:,
325:.
114:)
108:(
103:)
99:(
89:·
82:·
75:·
68:·
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
